Some taxpayers might question why the marijuana tax revenue is not creating a bigger difference to help increase teacher pay.

Meek said the majority of that money is allocated for school construction costs.

“A very small amount of the pot revenue goes into teacher salaries. It’s about $40 million a year that goes into construction. Overall, it’s really just a drop in the bucket and it’s not the solution that many voters thought it would be,” Meek said.

Initiative 93 must be voter-approved. It needs nearly 100,000 signatures by July to make it on the November ballot.

If approved, it would take effect for the 2019-2020 school year.

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